Few years ago, at 76, new doctor, BP reading when I first went in, always a bit high because I hate being in a doctor's office. Explained that, waited a bit, new reading nice and low. During the 'interview" given by a nurse, she asked me what prescriptions I took, i said none, she said well, what do you take to have such a nice BP reading. I said I take deep breaths and imagine myself somewhere else. I know what a prescription is.
As a side note, I said I had tried gabapentin a few years back, it just made my leg muscles cramp horribly. At the end of the appointment, the doctor said hey I am going to prescribe gabapentin for you - no one knows how it works. WTF. Actually, I think it interrupts messages from nerves to brain or something like that. I told the pharmacy to put it back on the shelf and am still looking for a new doctor.
Mines always higher at the doctor too. White coat syndrome. I also have a phobia of those machines. I can feel my blood pressure rising as it closes on my arm. I dont let anybody do it anymore except once a year for insurance. Im even getting tired of that. Insurance doesnt cover anything anymore anyway. They are causing my blood pressure to rise..... and for no reason because Im never taking their drugs anyway no matter the outcome of their tests.
I don't mind the machines, I just really hate the doctors' offices and everything in them. Ten minutes of thinking calm thoughts a deep breathing gives me an excellent reading. the second time. I have a little BP monitor at home, nothing expensive, and I take my BP every once in a while just out of curiosity, always between 115 and 125 or so. The "scariest" bp monitor I have ever used is at Winn-Dixie - but it was easy to just relax and breathe through it. I don't know if they have them any more, though, Good wishes to you!
I used to always use the ones at CVS. They were fairly comfortable. Blood pressure was always good. (And Im fairly high strung lol) Not sure if they even have them anymore. Good wishes to you as well!
I'm 83 my aorta is 4.9 cm they say it should be 3 cm...pulse is 46-48....158 syst. and dias. 79! Had knee replacement surgery in Sept. ..lack of exercise before and since?....Winter here...can shovel snow...whole laneway,decks,stairs,entrance ways, paths....no problem! Doc wants to lower my blood pressure...urinary problem with full bowels...she wants to give me flowmax
which can also lower BP! I do not like any big pharma drugs!!! Cannot wait to get on my bike!!!
My blood pressure monitor instruction booklet says to put the cuff on 2 cm above the crease in the elbow, so all these models in these photographs wearing the monitor cuffs have the cuff on in the wrong place.
occasions; first with Vit D supplements; BP fell like a rock and nl BP persisted for over a decade. Second time, a ketogenic diet, known for its anti inflammatory effects, required gradual tapering of meds and now,
none needed for over two years. Glucose intolerance also gone.
The best blood pressure medicine that's also free?
Sunshine - dilates blood vessels by increasing nitric oxide. Get out there!
Few years ago, at 76, new doctor, BP reading when I first went in, always a bit high because I hate being in a doctor's office. Explained that, waited a bit, new reading nice and low. During the 'interview" given by a nurse, she asked me what prescriptions I took, i said none, she said well, what do you take to have such a nice BP reading. I said I take deep breaths and imagine myself somewhere else. I know what a prescription is.
As a side note, I said I had tried gabapentin a few years back, it just made my leg muscles cramp horribly. At the end of the appointment, the doctor said hey I am going to prescribe gabapentin for you - no one knows how it works. WTF. Actually, I think it interrupts messages from nerves to brain or something like that. I told the pharmacy to put it back on the shelf and am still looking for a new doctor.
Mines always higher at the doctor too. White coat syndrome. I also have a phobia of those machines. I can feel my blood pressure rising as it closes on my arm. I dont let anybody do it anymore except once a year for insurance. Im even getting tired of that. Insurance doesnt cover anything anymore anyway. They are causing my blood pressure to rise..... and for no reason because Im never taking their drugs anyway no matter the outcome of their tests.
I don't mind the machines, I just really hate the doctors' offices and everything in them. Ten minutes of thinking calm thoughts a deep breathing gives me an excellent reading. the second time. I have a little BP monitor at home, nothing expensive, and I take my BP every once in a while just out of curiosity, always between 115 and 125 or so. The "scariest" bp monitor I have ever used is at Winn-Dixie - but it was easy to just relax and breathe through it. I don't know if they have them any more, though, Good wishes to you!
I used to always use the ones at CVS. They were fairly comfortable. Blood pressure was always good. (And Im fairly high strung lol) Not sure if they even have them anymore. Good wishes to you as well!
I'm 83 my aorta is 4.9 cm they say it should be 3 cm...pulse is 46-48....158 syst. and dias. 79! Had knee replacement surgery in Sept. ..lack of exercise before and since?....Winter here...can shovel snow...whole laneway,decks,stairs,entrance ways, paths....no problem! Doc wants to lower my blood pressure...urinary problem with full bowels...she wants to give me flowmax
which can also lower BP! I do not like any big pharma drugs!!! Cannot wait to get on my bike!!!
Fictitious metrics are to be managed inside fictitious ranges.
I place a lot of BP cuffs on people who experience pain when the cuff inflates. Many state things like,
"Why does it have to squeeze so hard?" or "Gawd... I hate those things. They HURT."
Increased Pain=Increased Blood Pressure
My blood pressure monitor instruction booklet says to put the cuff on 2 cm above the crease in the elbow, so all these models in these photographs wearing the monitor cuffs have the cuff on in the wrong place.
Should also be applied snugly, and centered over the artery, slightly to the inside of your upper arm. Rarely done correctly.
Triple therapy HTN completely
resolved on two widely spaced
occasions; first with Vit D supplements; BP fell like a rock and nl BP persisted for over a decade. Second time, a ketogenic diet, known for its anti inflammatory effects, required gradual tapering of meds and now,
none needed for over two years. Glucose intolerance also gone.
And different kinds and doses but not vaccines, one for all will do it.
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When all they need is kimchi which has nattokinase